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Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away in Mumbai
‘His works represent an important segment in contemporary dance expression in India,’ the Sangeet Natak Akademi had...
Video Honours famous Pakistani Artist Jimmy Fali Engineer
WHAT’S ON the newsletter of the Karachi Zarathoshti Banu Mandal informs…Video: “The Servant of Pakistan: Jimmy Engineer” Honours “apro” Jimmy Fali EngineerAs a tribute on the 143rd birth anniversary...
Remembering Jehangir Sabavala, the versatile nonconformist
In an exclusive conversation with The Morning Standard, Puneet Shah, Founder of Akara Art, and Curator of the show tells us more.Connoisseurs of Jehangir Sabavala (1922-2011), will take delight that...
These landscapes from Jehangir Sabavala’s new solo reveal the luminous beauty of his art
A master of light and play, with a blend of Impressionist and Cubist elements, Jehangir Sabavala's blue-chip art has inspired a sense of wonder and awe. Akara Art's latest show revives the late...
This Artwork Changed My Life: Pestonji Bomanji’s “Feeding the Parrot”
Elephant and Artsy have come together to present This Artwork Changed My Life, a creative collaboration that shares the stories of life-changing encounters with art. A new piece will be published...
The Wadia Way: Architect Dinyar Wadia Talks About the Process of Design
A newsletter from our dear friend Dinyar Wadia of Wadia Associates, an award winning architecture and design firm from Connecticut, USA informs... "The Wadia Way" We hope this finds you well. If you...
The Collectors: Chemould Prescott Road Gallery
Chemould Prescott Road is doing a wonderful series on The Collectors. Here are some of the Parsi collectors it has featured https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7qRvWj2fr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Homi...
Astad Deboo Shares a Message
Legendary artist and India's greatest contemporary dancer and our dear friend Astad Deboo shares a short message during the current COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Hand painted Glass Art by Binaifer Medhora Mehta
B-Creative Hand painted Glass Art By Binaifer On a background of beautifully textured art glass, my creations are painstakingly hand painted and come ready to display with an aesthetically...
Artistic lineage: Chronicling The Legacy Of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy.
The London filmmaker on chronicling the legacy of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy.As a young woman, Behroze Gandhy tried hard to maintain a distance from her artistic lineage. “Growing up, I didn’t want...
Areez Katki: Bildungsroman at the Otago Museum
Otago Museum is thrilled to host Areez Katki’s acclaimed textile-based art exhibition, Bildungsroman, at the H D Skinner Annex opening on Saturday 11 January.The embroidered works explore Katki’s...
Rustom Siodia: A Forgotten Master
Art in India has largely been a niche world, with few artists being known beyond the rather small circle of connoisseurs. But even within this small world, some brilliant artists and their work have...
The timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the Parsi heritage
An ongoing photo exhibition tries to highlight the rare moments of a fast dwindling Zoroastrian community of India.The exhibition showcases about fifty photographs by photographer Shantanu Das,...
Into the golden age: Celebrating 50 years of NCPA
One day, perhaps, the NCPA’s work may be more important for the country than the work of the steel company,” JRD Tata had famously told Jamshed Bhabha, founder of the institution when the latter...
Artist Anaheez Karbhari Is Capturing The Experience Of Being A Zoroastrian Woman In India
Our dear friend Anaheez Karbhari, an extremely talented graphic artist in Toronto, was recently featured on the Indian Women’s Blog. “My artwork relies heavily on my background as a Zoroastrian,...
The dancer’s guide to hitchhiking: Astad Deboo
Celebrated Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer Astad Deboo on his 50-year career, hitchhiking across the world and moreArticle by Samira Sood | CNN TravellerAstad Deboo in flow. Photo: Amit...
Jimmy Engineer selected for Habib Jalib Peace Award
World-renowned Pakistani artist, peace activist and social crusader Jimmy Engineer has been selected for Habib Jalib Peace Award for 2019 in appreciation and recognition of his meritorious services...
Architect Sarosh Anklesaria Wins 2019 Richard Rogers Fellowship
Sarosh Anklesaria is one of the six winner of the 2019 RIchard Rogers Fellowship. Announced by the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Sarosh will will spend three and a half months completing an...
Astad Deboo’s Astonishing Back-bends
The dancer is revolutionary in many ways, one being his ability to make his body do what he wants it to At 71, Astad Deboo has one hell of a back bend. In his new performance Liminal, and the...
Jimmy Engineer: “The servant of Pakistan”
Jimmy described his wall paintings depicting Allama Iqbal's masterpiece Javed Namah as his most difficult work, but also one of his major artistic achievements“I have been sent here,” said an...
Textile artist Areez Katki retraces his family’s odyssey
From Auckland to Mumbai to Tehran, textile artist and aesthete Areez Katki is retracing his family's great odyssey, for inspiration for his next collectionInstead of using a tapestry frame, textile...
Blessed By The Light: Zubin Balaporia Exhibition at BARO
Zubin Balaporia's photography exhibition explores how he listens to his picturesContemporary Design Store BARO will host photographer Zubin Balaporia’s first Photography Show titled “BLESSED BY THE...
How JRD Tata came up with a marketing strategy that ran through Tata ads for nearly a century
On September 9, 1925, Jehangir Tata wrote a letter to his father Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata from the barracks in the south of France. The 21-year-old had come up with a way to help the family business....
An artist who approached the work of painting like a campaign: Mehlli Gobhai (1931-2018)
He came to his canvas with no feelings of certainty about what he wanted, with no pretense that it was a willing ally in the act of creation. We were sitting in a Charles Correa-designed house,...
Artist Mehlli Gobhai passes away
The 87-year-old veteran artist had been ailing for a while The Mumbai-based artist, Mehlli Gobhai has died at the age of 87 in a city hospital this morning. The artist was said to be ailing for a...
Dancing on the edge: In conversation with Astad Deboo
At 71, Astad Deboo still walks with the leaping grace of a warrior Is it sweet revenge to be acclaimed as a living legend of dance right here in the most conservative of dance bastions?” I ask Astad...
Jimmy Engineer promotes Pakistan soft image thru creative art in Canada
WORLD renowned Pakistani artist, social crusader and philanthropist Jimmy Engineer continues to promote and project soft, positive, moderate and forward looking image of Pakistan and its...
Ashdeen Lilaowala on his love for Parsi Gara
Ashdeen Lilaowala dives into his fabulous family archives and has come up some “Vintage Tales” Childhood memories never fade away. In fact, the talented tend to preserve these precious recollections...
Famous ballet teacher Tushna Dallas dies at 76
She is survived by her husband Feroze and daughters Khushcheher and Mahzeebar. The funeral took place on Monday. Article by Pooja Pillai | Indian Express Renowned ballet teacher Tushna Dallas, who...
Mudras In Motion: The Unpindownable Mastery of Astad Deboo
Four decades ago, after a world-wide tour of the West and East that helped him expand his conceptual horizons, a young Astad Deboo returned to his native India—and went down south to train in...
Astad Deboo wins Lifetime Legend Award for his pioneering work in contemporary dance
We are happy to announce that our dear friend and legendary contemporary dancer Astad Deboo shall be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award today in Chennai.If music be the sounds between silence,...
Astad Deboo Conferred the Yangnaraman Living Legend Award
Our dear friend and brilliant legendary contemporary dancer Astad Deboo has been credited for blending his kathak and kathakali training and creating a unique dance form that has been appreciated...
Astad Deboo never fails to surprise
The celebrated dancer collaborates with rudra veena artiste Baha úd-din Dagar for his new work The word ‘contemporary’ that is bandied about in the performing art world today has a committed...
In London, This Artist Rebuilt a Mythical Sculpture Destroyed by ISIS
When Michael Rakowitz first visited London in 1984, his family treated him to a grand tour of the city’s cultural attractions. On the loftier end of their itinerary was the British Museum, where the...
Homai Vyarawalla: The trailblazer who became India’s first woman photojournalist
Homai Vyarawalla, India's first woman photojournalist, is best known for documenting the country's transition from a British colony to a newly independent nation. The BBC chronicles her life and...
Eyes on Mumbai: Sooni Taraporevala’s photo exhibition reveals a heartwarming visual sojourn of the city across four decades
In Tardeo, Mumbai, Cozy Building stands as tall as it did back in 1921—the year it was built. One of four buildings in the lane that are agreeably “Parsi,” it hosts conversations over newspapers and...
Ratti Petit: Li Gotami – The Woman Who Dedicated Her Life to the Arts
Born into a wealthy Parsi family on 22 April 1906 in Mumbai, Ratti Petit, more commonly known as Li Gotami, was a talented painter, photographer and writer. Her family owned the Bomanjee Dinshaw...
The Dancing Line: Revisiting Shiavax Chavda
A Retrospective of paintings & sketches of the Master WHAT: ‘The Dancing Line – revisiting Shiavax Chavda’, a Retrospective of paintings & sketches of the master. WHEN: Tuesday October 24th...
A photographer’s love letters to Mumbai
She is best known for writing films such as Mississippi Masala, The Namesake, and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay. She also directed the National Award-winning film Little Zizou. Since 1977...
Sooni Taraporevala: To Bombay, with love
Sooni Taraporevala’s Mumbai series gives a fascinating glimpse into the character of an ever-changing city and its peopleThere’s something captivating about an old man in a vest, sitting on a...
Remembering Shirin Vajifdar – Pioneer in All Schools of Dance
Shirin Vajifdar, who died on September 29, 2017, exhibited an unusual love for classical dancing from childhood and defied taboos to train in multiple classical dance forms. Article by Sunil Kothari...
Vintage Rusi: A Short Film
Vintage Rusi is a short film made for the 2005 kala Ghoda arts and street festival in Mumbai. With Mahabanoo Mody Kotwal , Bapu Malcolm and Beezan Charna in leading roles. It was directed by Ashok...
Quiltessence by Anahita Cowasji
Anahita Cowasji's Quiltessence is a house of individually designed and crafted home textiles, woven and block printed, hand embroidered and textured into pieces of intrinsic value and beauty. Born...
Jazeel Mistry Heads To LA For The Golden Try
‘Impossible’ is a word that does not feature in his dictionary. Perseverance, dedication and focused approach are among the best attributes of Jazeel Mistry, a young man from Howick in East Auckland...
Artist Jimmy Engineer Proud of his Pakistan Movement Paintings
World renowned Pakistani artist, social crusader and peace activist Jimmy Engineer has reiterated that he is genuinely proud of having painted different aspects of Pakistan Movement showing on huge...
Roda Mehta: AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech
Today, Roda Mehta will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI). Roda is an integral part of Ogilvy India's history and one of the...
The Bombay Blackwood: A Class Apart
Queen Anne, Empire, Elizabethan, Louis XVI… these are familiar terms for aficionados who are passionate about antique furniture. Rare and often priceless pieces of furniture from these styles -...
Astad Deboo To Perform in New York
The legendary Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer Astad Deboo returns to New York for two performances this month. Astad Deboo | Eternal Embrace May 25, 2017 - May 26, 2017 La Mama Theatre|...
Unique Baby Zarathushtra Art Print
Our good friend Delzin Choksey informs us about a beautiful art print she has recently introduced. And just in time for Navroze, it is on sale on ETSY in the United States. To purchase in India see...
Sooni Taraporevala Recalls a Forgotten Analogue World
The exhibition, which opens in Mumbai on Friday, consists of photographs taken decades ago with analogue film cameras. by Aarohi Narain, thewire.in Sooni Taraporevala’s film credits are well known –...
Miracles and Legends in Zoroastrianism: Desk Calendar 2017
Background about Persiart7: Persiart7 is an initiative undertaken to create awareness amongst community members and others about various important and interesting aspects of our history and...